Dane County is seeking proposals from private partners to build the project on land just north of the Dane County Regional Airport. The project would generate 8 megawatts of electricity on 41 acres of airport-owned property.

A handful of water utilities around the Great Lakes have been competing over the last year to reduce pollution by controlling electricity they consume from the power grid. One northern Wisconsin community has been able to cut down mercury emissions as much as 25 percent by pumping water at certain...

The Wisconsin Ethics Commission won't be pursuing fines after an audit determined more than 14 percent of lobbyists may have engaged in unauthorized advocacy. The Ethics Commission notified lobbyists of its decision in an email last week. The commission touted its audit in January during an open meeting that came...